Contextual searching

a search engine and context technology, applied in the field of contextual searching, can solve the problems that the context hinders the ability of the search engine to render relevant, and achieve the effect of enhancing the search itsel

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-08-25
PORTO RANELLI
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[0022] In all embodiments, the current invention allows for the contextualization of the qu...

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This removal from context hinders the search engine's ability to render relevant result...

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[0029]FIG. 1 shows a user at a terminal of a computer 10 reviewing on its display 12 a document 11 that has been retrieved. As shown, there is a key word in 15 which the user is interested and about which he wants additional information. The user highlights the word or words of interest, and then blocks and copies the paragraph that contains the word into an especially designed web browser. The browser performs the search on the keyword as well as the context in which it is found in the sentence.

[0030] The following nomenclature is utilized in the following description: [0031] Selection: a word or words to be searched. [0032] Sentence: a sentence containing the selection. [0033] Paragraph: a paragraph containing the sentence.

[0034] The logic flow described in FIG. 2 starts at block 101. Block 103 depicts the selection process performed by the user, i.e., the process by which the user selects words or phrases about which he wants additional information. Users may select single or m...

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Abstract

A method of improving the relevance of search results includes the steps of selecting search terms from a document under review for performing a search, and incorporating text surrounding the search terms in the document and the search terms into a query string. A search is then imitated using the expanded query string. As a result, the information retrieved depends not only on the search terms but also on the context in which they were found in the original document.

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CLAIM OF PRIORITY [0001] This application claims the benefit of priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 538,739, filed Jan. 23, 2004, titled “Contextual Searching,” hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates generally to a method for improving the relevance of search results by considering the context of the query as well as its arguments. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] As computers and networks grow and multiply, and as the amount of data being gathered and probed increases exponentially, search engines have become indispensable tools for most aspects of business. [0004] Search engines turn vast reservoirs of meaningless data into invaluable information. It is the capability of these engines to separate the wheat from the chaff that powers the great databases of the world, which in turn power most information management systems: supply and demand, CRM, e-commerce, payroll, account...

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IPC IPC(8): G06F17/30
CPCG06F17/30864G06F17/30672G06F16/3338G06F16/951
Inventor TENEMBAUM, SAMUEL SERGIOSAN PEDRO, DANIELGORDON, ABEL
Owner PORTO RANELLI
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